Election Results for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	44,194	12.0
Deaths:	51,382	14.0
Net Migration:	27,228	7.4
Net Immigration:	4,991	1.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67,338	R +1,840	D + 1.6%
D +65,498
2020 vs. 2012	R +81,765	R +24,289	R + 1.1%
D +57,476
2020 vs. 2008	R +111,771	R +58,526	R + 5.1%
D +53,245

2016 vs. 2008	R +44,433	R +56,686	R + 6.7%
D -12,253
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	528,212	54.7%	Joe Biden (D)	423,811	43.9%	13,012 [+]	1.3%	965,035	8	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,455 (0.8%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	460,874	54.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	358,313	42.1%	31,268 [+]	3.7%	850,455	8	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 21,731 (2.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,833 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 71 (0.0%);
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	446,447	54.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	366,335	44.5%	9,898 [+]	1.2%	822,680	7	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,739 (0.9%);
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	416,441	52.4%	Barack Obama (D)	370,566	46.6%	7,963 [+]	1.0%	794,970	7	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 5,377 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (I) 66 (0.0%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	403,094	59.5%	John Kerry (D)	271,618	40.1%	2,808 [+]	0.4%	677,520	9	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	348,246	59.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	230,358	39.5%	4,601 [+]	0.8%	583,205	12	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,240 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 101 (0.0%);
1996	46%	Robert Dole (R)	273,165	52.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	205,624	39.6%	39,897 [+]	7.7%	518,686	12	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 37,332 (7.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,633 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	249,017	45.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	217,779	40.0%	77,259 [+]	14.2%	544,055	8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 76,092 (14.0%);
1988	46%	George Bush (R)	279,883	61.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	174,645	38.3%	1,734 [+]	0.4%	456,262	8	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 22 (0.0%);
1984	50%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	307,587	65.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	160,541	34.2%	864	0.2%	468,992	7	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Ronald Reagan (R)	224,445	54.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	177,134	42.7%	13,619 [+]	3.3%	415,198	3	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 10,790 (2.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,266 (0.5%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	196,028	51.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	183,921	48.1%	2,265 [+]	0.6%	382,214	0	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	243,626	70.8%	George McGovern (D)	94,235	27.4%	6,356 [+]	1.8%	344,217	10	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 6,326 (1.8%);
1968	60%	Richard Nixon (R)	164,505	45.7%	George Wallace (AIP)	99,620	27.7%	95,512 [+]	26.6%	359,637	2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 95,503 (26.6%);
1964	58%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	164,514	50.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	163,369	49.8%	2	0.0%	327,885	11	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	181,814	56.8%	John Kennedy (D)	138,053	43.2%	11	0.0%	319,878	7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	52%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	155,146	59.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	106,295	40.7%	40	0.0%	261,481	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	59%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	144,383	52.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	133,475	48.0%	4	0.0%	277,862	-3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	42%	Harry Truman* (D)	88,237	49.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	76,111	42.7%	13,992 [+]	7.8%	178,340	-2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 12,676 (7.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,315 (0.7%);
1944	46%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	104,440	56.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	79,094	43.1%	7	0.0%	183,541	-3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	50%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	125,285	66.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	62,525	33.3%	6	0.0%	187,816	-12	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	120,956	65.5%	Alf Landon (R)	63,744	34.5%	6 [+]	0.0%	184,706	-2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	51%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	96,046	61.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	57,610	37.1%	1,607 [+]	1.0%	155,263	-2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,587 (1.0%);
1928	50%	Herbert Hoover (R)	89,948	64.7%	Al Smith (D)	49,104	35.3%	6 [+]	0.0%	139,058	6	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	45%	John Davis (D)	57,266	50.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	54,208	48.1%	1,209 [+]	1.1%	112,683	-6	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,209 (1.1%);
1920	52%	Warren Harding (R)	60,872	52.6%	James Cox (D)	54,893	47.4%	3 [+]	0.0%	115,768	-8	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	30%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	31,577	51.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	29,703	48.2%	344 [+]	0.6%	61,624	5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	27%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	25,394	49.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	14,438	27.9%	11,989 [+]	23.1%	51,821	-1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 11,471 (22.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 470 (0.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 47 (0.1%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	28,866	54.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	23,782	45.0%	193 [+]	0.4%	52,841	3	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	28%	Alton Parker (D)	22,096	49.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	21,979	49.7%	169 [+]	0.4%	44,244	-7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	37%	William McKinley* (R)	29,421	53.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	25,482	46.2%	249 [+]	0.5%	55,152	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

423,811

43.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

528,212

54.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

7,455

0.8%

Other

5,557

0.6%

TOTAL

965,035

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

358,313

42.1%

Donald Trump (R)

460,874

54.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

21,731

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,833

0.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.0%

Other

7,633

0.9%

TOTAL

850,455

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

366,335

44.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

446,447

54.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,739

0.9%

Other

2,159

0.3%

TOTAL

822,680

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

370,566

46.6%

John McCain (R)

416,441

52.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

5,377

0.7%

Other

2,520

0.3%

TOTAL

794,970

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

403,094

59.5%

John Kerry (D)

271,618

40.1%

Other

2,808

0.4%

TOTAL

677,520

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

348,246

59.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

230,358

39.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

101

0.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,240

0.4%

Other

2,260

0.4%

TOTAL

583,205

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

205,624

39.6%

Robert Dole (R)

273,165

52.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

37,332

7.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,633

0.3%

Other

932

0.2%

TOTAL

518,686

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 12

1992 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

217,779

40.0%

George Bush* (R)

249,017

45.8%

Ross Perot (I)

76,092

14.0%

Other

1,167

0.2%

TOTAL

544,055

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

279,883

61.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

174,645

38.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.0%

Other

1,712

0.4%

TOTAL

456,262

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 8

1984 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

307,587

65.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

160,541

34.2%

Other

864

0.2%

TOTAL

468,992

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

224,445

54.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

177,134

42.7%

John Anderson (I)

10,790

2.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,266

0.5%

Other

563

0.1%

TOTAL

415,198

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

196,028

51.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

183,921

48.1%

Other

2,265

0.6%

TOTAL

382,214

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

243,626

70.8%

George McGovern (D)

94,235

27.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

6,326

1.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

344,217

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

164,505

45.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

95,503

26.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

99,620

27.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

359,637

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

164,514

50.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

163,369

49.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

327,885

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

138,053

43.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

181,814

56.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

319,878

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

155,146

59.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

106,295

40.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

261,481

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

144,383

52.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

133,475

48.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

277,862

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

88,237

49.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

76,111

42.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

12,676

7.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,315

0.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

178,340

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

104,440

56.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

79,094

43.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

183,541

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

125,285

66.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

62,525

33.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

187,816

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -12

1936 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

120,956

65.5%

Alf Landon (R)

63,744

34.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

184,706

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

96,046

61.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

57,610

37.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,587

1.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

155,263

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

89,948

64.7%

Al Smith (D)

49,104

35.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

139,058

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 6

1924 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

54,208

48.1%

John Davis (D)

57,266

50.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,209

1.1%

TOTAL

112,683

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

60,872

52.6%

James Cox (D)

54,893

47.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

115,768

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

29,703

48.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

31,577

51.2%

Other

344

0.6%

TOTAL

61,624

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

25,394

49.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

14,438

27.9%

William Taft* (R)

11,471

22.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

470

0.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

51,821

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

28,866

54.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

23,782

45.0%

Other

193

0.4%

TOTAL

52,841

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

21,979

49.7%

Alton Parker (D)

22,096

49.9%

Other

169

0.4%

TOTAL

44,244

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -7

1900 President, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

29,421

53.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

25,482

46.2%

Other

249

0.5%

TOTAL

55,152

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,168,141	62.69%	1.4%
Black:	398,108	21.36%	17.2%
Indian:	6,952	0.37%	16.7%
Asian:	53,051	2.85%	59.4%
2+ races:	37,328	2.00%	50.5%
Hispanic:	199,868	10.73%	35.0%

Total non-White:	695,307	37.31%	25.4%

Change in White population:	-17,028	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	140,774	8.1

Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

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